Silverton on list to receive 2014 Age-friendly BC grant
Silverton is one of 26 communities in BC that will receive 2014 Age-friendly BC grants to support a variety of projects designed to help older adults stay mobile, physically active and healthy, Health Minister Terry Lake announced Monday. The Village of Silverton receives $12,000 for the Social and Recreational Programming project. “This year communities were […]
40+ kittens and cats maltreated and in need
The Kootenay Animal Assistance Program (KAAP) needs you to help prevent a Christmas cat-astrophe, after happening upon a over-crowding situation that's seeing more than 40 cats and kittens being neglected, malnourished and mistreated, according to KAAP president Laurel Mathew. In its role as an animal rescue organization,...
IBEW Local 213 takes cautious approach after FortisBC tenders 'Binding Interest Arbitration' offer
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213 has decided to take a few days before accepting or refusing after FortisBC tendered an offer of "Binding Interest Arbitration" to solve the five-plus month labour dispute. "The Union is consulting with its bargaining committee and talking to its members," said an...
COMMENT: IBEW 213 blasts Fortis BC for ongoing lockout
Ed. Note: The following is an opinion piece provided by The IBEW Union. Unless a Grinch’s heart grows, this story of 225 locked out electrical workers won’t have a very merry ending. The latest round of negotiations between FortisBC and its electrical workers have failed; all but ensuring 225 workers will be locked out for […]
Send us your input on CBT's proposed evnironmental focus
Since spring 2013, Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) has been engaging with Basin residents and organizations to help renew its water and environmental strategic plans. CBT is now asking for feedback on the culmination of that input—the draft 2014 – 2019 Environmental Strategic Plan. Once finalized, the plan will guide how CBT...
B.C.'s Lieutenant Governor offers statement on death of Nelson Mandela
The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, issued this statement following the death of Nelson Mandela: "On behalf of all British Columbians, I offer my condolences to the family of Nelson Mandela and the people of his beloved South Africa. "Mr. Mandela was a visionary who demonstrated courage and...
Fortis, Nelson Hydro users take smaller hit, but still destined to get hit in wallet
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Fortis and Nelson Hydro customers may think they are getting a break on 2014 rate increases compared to BC Hydro, after the Crown corporation announced a whopping 28 percent rate increase over the next five years to its customers. But one electrical consumer advocate says Fortis customers are already […]
UPDATE: New information on pedestrian fatality in Winlaw
West Kootenay Traffic Services Cpl. John Ferguson has shed some light on last night's pedestrian fatality, and the causes thereof: "We're pretty sure it's not a suicide," he said. "The physical evidence we can see (would indicate) that he was trying to wave the vehicle down for a ride, but was doing so in the middle of the...
PART ONE: Why spend a quarter million $ on a Crime Reduction Unit? Castlegar can answer
With a municipal election cycle looming less than a year away (November 2014), city council checked in on one of its most publically-visible investments – namely the RCMP Crime Reduction Unit (CRU). A specialized unit which the city agreed to help fund back in 2008, the CRU costs local taxpayers roughly $218,400 per year,...
Innovative arts programs help grow young artists
British Columbia’s budding artists now will have more opportunities to attend professional arts performances, be mentored by artists and gain work experience thanks to new government-funded BC Arts Council programs, Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Coralee Oakes said this week. The BC Arts Council (BCAC), government’s lead agency for arts development, is launching: ·Creative […]
